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Lower back pain is one of the most common reasons why people decide to see a physician and although it might be encouraging that people seek medical attention, it should also be pointed out that they don’t do this as soon as symptoms start, but rather later, once pain becomes too uncomfortable. Living in pain is never and exciting prospect and you should not wait until you cannot move to see a doctor. Although associated with sciatica or lower disc herniation, lower back pain can have a many causes, sometimes unrelated to the musculo-skeletal system. Depending on the cause, you might have to undergo different treatments, from physiotherapy to massage, medication, or, in extreme cases, surgery.

What triggered your pain?

Lower back pain can be triggered by a variety of causes. For example, patients under the age of 60 often experience lower back pain after sudden physical effort, such as lifting heavy weights or putting a strain on their spine. In this case, you should try to get some rest, but no longer than two days. If the pain does not improve in a couple of weeks, consult a professional for treatment. If you haven’t done any physical effort, but are experiencing dull pain in the lower back region that descends on the leg, preventing you from moving, then you might have degenerative disc disease. This can be found even in younger patients, but is manageable with physiotherapy.

Exercise with care

Resting is important when in pain, but that doesn’t mean you should avoid all forms of physical activity, because this can worsen your condition. You can even lift objects, as long as they are not too heavy and you are lifting them correctly. Walking and light exercising are allowed, as long as you don’t exaggerate and expose yourself to the risk of injury. You can even keep jogging, but avoid more aggressive activities such as football or basketball, because you could get hurt. Yoga is very useful, because it involves, light and fluid movements, but try not to bend over to touch your toes, because this could increase pain. To make sure you are treating lower back pain correctly in its initial stage, talk to a physiotherapy expert. They can offer you a range of treatments that include acupuncture and massage, so if you want to avoid painkillers or conventional medication, find a professional clinic in your region.

If you have decided to start going to the gym or exercising, the best thing you could do is choose a personal coach. Many people think that physical activity, regardless how it is performed, is beneficial for their health. However, if your training is intense and requires a lot of effort, you are likely to damage your muscles or bones, unless you are assisted by a professional personal trainer. They will guide you from the beginning until the end of the program, thus making everything much easier and healthier.

Setting realistic goals

When you start training, there are two possible outcomes you are likely to expect: you either believe that you can move the mountains, or you think that any objective is too difficult to reach. None of these hypotheses are true, which is why you will need a professional trainer to help you establish realistic goals. Furthermore, the personal coach will help you design a plan step by step and set some relevant milestones for your training program.

Provides you an external source of motivation

If the results do not appear immediately (and this is more than possible), you are likely to lose motivation. The lack of determination represents one of the main reasons for which people give up their journey, but if you collaborate with a personal trainer, this will not happen. Due to their experience, the coach will be able to make you understand the importance of being perseverant and stick to the plan until the end. Furthermore, they will explain you that each person is different, and while in some cases the results appear in the first period of training, in others the final part is the more relevant one.

You get a personalized training plan

Since the personal coach will get to know you and understand your life style, they will also know which exercises work for you and how your body responds to different types of activities. After only a couple of sessions, the instructor should be able to present you a customized plan and also a nutritional diet which will help you get the best results in no time. Depending on your skills, abilities and requirements, they will create the most suitable exercising program.

The trainer will keep track on your activity

You will no longer have to use complicated and expensive devices to measure your improvements and changes, because the personal coach will be there to do that. Their experience will enable them to assess your progress and adjust the program, depending on your needs.

The principal cause of the ischemic heart disease is the reduction of the amount of blood which the arteries provide for the heart to function at normal parameters. There are many people who die from ischemic heart disease, especially in the western countries.

The ischemia starts by some fatty deposits gathered up in the cells of the wall which surrounds the coronary arteries(the main source of blood for the heart). The fat deposits grow step by step into large twigs of the coronary arteries, process called atherosclerosis which brings about the narrowing of the coronary arteries which irrigate the heart muscle.

When you have ischemic heart disease ischemia the heart muscle is damaged because it doesn’t receive the needful oxygen and this is the cause of ischemia. A heart attack occurs when the blood vessels are completely closed.
Ischaemia refers to an insufficient amount of blood. The coronary arteries are the only source of blood for the heart muscle. If this coronary arteries are blocked, the blood supply will reduce. The atherosclerosis is one of the most common cause of the ischemic heart disease.

At the beginning the coronary arteries or even their branches are becoming narrow or they are closed because of the debris flowed into the blood. This might feel like angina.
The treatment must involve advice regarding a change in patients’ life style, avoiding unhealthy behavior like smoking, alcoholism and unhealthy diet. In the case of diabetes and hypertension strict control is required in order to achieve the best results and increase life expectancy.

Ischemic heart disease doesn’t have known causes responsible for its development, but a multitude of risk factors have been identified, for example it is known that smoking is a major ischemic heart disease risk factor, as well as abdominal obesity, diabetes mellitus, heredity, sedentary or stressful lifestyle and age and gender (men are more prone towards cardiac diseases than women) hypertension and hypercholesterolemia are major ischemic heart disease causes.

Silent ischemia manifests itself mostly among patients suffering of diabetes because angina pectoris, commonly known as chest pain or the clinical manifestation of the shortage of the blood flow in the heart is not felt at all or it is perceived at a low level that is not considered a warning due to a condition called neuropathy, a form of nerve damage common encountered among patients suffering of diabetes.

Silent ischemia is very concerning in patients with diabetes because due to not showing any warning signs patients don’t consult the doctor and moreover they cannot be evaluated, diagnosed or treated efficiently. Worldwide cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality among patients suffering of diabetes.

Ischemic heart disease doesn’t have exact known causes, but there are certain risk factors that must be taken into consideration as for example age, heredity, smoking, diabetes or obesity.

The coronary arteries can also get narrow or, eventually, closed when the atheromatous plaques of the artery rupture are covered. This can bring about a heart attack. At ischemiathe heart muscle is seriously damaged by a heart attack because it’s supply of blood no longer exists.
The consequences of this facts can be:

1) temporary pain (ischemia)

2) the activity of the muscle can be interrupted for a shorter or a longer period of time;

3) the heart muscle can suffer a permanent damage,in which situation it is irecoverable(infarct).

4) arrhythmias caused by irregular heart beat.

The lethal symptom of ischemic heart disease is sudden death also known as massive heart attack and it is caused by an abnormal heart rhythm, ventricular fibrillation, that prevents the heart to contract and pump oxygenate blood to the brain and vital organs, the only hope of survival for the patient is immediate CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and electric shocks with a device called external defibrillator in order to restart the patient’s heart.